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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 272085
Title: Louise B. Snyder
Date: 1/5/1943-2/3/2026
Inscription/Marks: 1/5/1943
Summary: Louise Bernice Snyder, 83, beloved mother, grandmother, and sister, passed away peacefully from natural causes on February 3, 2026, in Dickinson, ND. Born on January 5, 1943, in Methuen, MA, Louise grew up and attended schools in New Hampshire. In her youth, Louise worked as a waitress in Georgia, where she met and married her husband, Fred Snyder Jr. Together, they welcomed three children: Christine, Sheryl, and Fred III. The family later relocated to Albuquerque, NM, where Louise pursued her education, earning a degree in social work and dedicating many years to serving the state of New Mexico as a social worker. After retiring, Louise moved to Dickinson to be closer to her family, cherishing the time spent with her loved ones. She enjoyed day trips, attending movies, and trying her luck at the local casinos. Above all, Louise found immense joy in the laughter, love, and companionship of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Louise is survived by her daughters, Sheryl (Gordon) Orcutt, Dickinson, and Christine Snyder, Mountain View, MO; her brothers, Bill (Marilyn) Daubenschmidt, Washington, Paul (Connie) Daubenschmidt, Utah, and John (Patty) Daubenschmidt, Virginia; a sister, Ruth (Craig) Johnson, Michigan; five grandchildren, James, Melissa, Brad and his wife, Phynix, Kresten and her husband Cody and Adam; seven great-grandchildren, Miller, Teagan, Braxton, Jalen, Riley, Aaliyah and Aria. She was preceded in death by her son, Fred; a brother, Tom; a sister, Alice; and her parents.
Red ID: FND_I_79579 Image ID: 555824 Image Notes: FND001 272085

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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